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Perfect cities : Chicago's utopias of 1893 / James Gilbert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilbert, James Burkhart.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chicago (Ill.)--Popular culture--History--19th century.
- Chicago (Ill.).
- Chicago (Ill.)--Description and travel--1875-1950.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Social life and customs.
- Utopias.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 279 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1991.
- Summary:
- In this elegant and sensitive look at the milieu of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, James Gilbert examines the three utopias that were designed to bring order to the chaos of urban life: The World's Fair itself, George Pullman's community for his workers, and Dwight Moody's evangelical crusade.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-264) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0226293173
- 0226293181
- OCLC:
- 22452582
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